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Holy crap, we ran a 5k!!!
Today we ran our first ever 5k. We have participated in a 5k previously, but did not run, we walked. Today, we ran! Secretly, it has been on my bucket list for a few years to run a race of some sort....
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Silly Sleepers
Lately, we’ve gotten some good pictures of our boys sleeping in silly positions. Here’s what we’ve accumulated thus far. Enjoy a good giggle! Noah decided his head was cold. Noah passed out after the...
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Backyard Camping Adventure
Yesterday, we decided to go camping in the backyard. We want to take the boys camping but thought we should give it a “test run” first. We ate our dinner outside on the deck. We had hotdogs, watermelon...
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It Absorbed Quickly
Earlier this week, Eli caught a cold and had a very runny nose. He was complaining of his nose hurting (from blowing and wiping it so much). I told him, we could put lotion on his nose and that the...
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Happy Birthday Eli!!!
Four years ago today, we gave birthday to an amazing, loveable, challenging, sweet, sensitive little boy…Eli Mathias. Enjoy the pictures of Eli’s first four years. Two weeks before Eli made his...
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First Snowfall!!
We were blessed with our first snowfall in Minnesota this weekend. We had a light dusting on Friday night and a much heavier dusting on Saturday night into Sunday. And by “much heavier dusting”, I mean...
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Holiday Train
For a number of years, the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Friends in Need Food Shelf have teamed up to bring a special show to Cottage Grove. The train is all gusied up in lots of Christmas lights...
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Growing Up
We received information in the mail this week regarding preschool, for Eli. We’ve been talking about him going to preschool for about a year. Now that the time is here for the process to begin, my...
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No more babies!
We are officially baby-less in our house. Eli is 4-years old and Noah is 2-years old. They are BIG boys! Over Christmas the boy’s room transformed from a baby/little boy room to a BIG boy room. We had...
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A Heart Momma’s Story
February is National Heart Month. Seems fitting…heart and love in the same month. A fellow heart mom, Jade, has been posting lots of information about CHD (congenital heart defects). This got me...
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Heart Families Unite!!!
So yesterday was the Heartbeat 5000 5k Walk/Run for Children’s Hospital. This is our 2nd year participating and I have a feeling it will become an annual thing. :-) Which makes me happy! It is a small...
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Sponge Balls!!
A while back I found a link on Pinterest to make something fun…sponge balls. I thought the boys would love it. Today I bought some sponges and made them into balls. We had a blast! We had a race to see...
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Clear Lake Heritage Days
Last weekend was the annual Clear Lake Heritage Days festival. Since Dave had to work, I decided to take the boys and head “home” for the weekend. We spent the weekend having a blast! Lots of memories...
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4th of July Celebrations!!
We had a great day celebrating 4th of July! Dave had to work so we didn’t see him until later. The boys and I went to Minneapolis to spend part of the day with my great Aunt Mary and Uncle Clarence. We...
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Bikes!!
The boys now have bikes! Yay!!! Some friends from church were getting rid if some small bikes. The boys are so excited! We went for a few bike rides yesterday. Eli has gotten the hang of it but Noah...
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Summer Fun
We’ve been having a fun summer hanging out with our friends. One of the perks of summer vacation is having time to have play dates and visit with our friends. It’s hard to do that during the school...
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A Little Vacation
We don’t take long vacations or even really call them “vacations”. We call them “get aways”. Our last “vacation” was to Mexico back in February 2011. That was almost more adventure than vacation. ;-)...
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A Short Nap
Nap time in our house has changed a bit. Eli takes forever to fall asleep and then sleeps late in the afternoon/evening. Because he sleeps so late, bedtime has become super difficult (coming out of his...
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1st Day of Preschool
Today was Eli’s first day of preschool!! My baby is old enough to be going to school. Sigh! Time just doesn’t slow down for anyone, does it?!? Eli did a fantastic job and Momma cried a little. My sweet...
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Sponge Balls!!
A while back I found a link on Pinterest to make something fun…sponge balls. I thought the boys would love it. Today I bought some sponges and made them into balls. We had a blast! We had a race to see...
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